Debased Poems

The Hunger for Money

...I was once a king in the empire of commerce,
a CEO crowned with gold not by wisdom,
but by the endless flow of numbers on a ledger.
My pockets were full, yet my heart —
a barren desert thirsting ...

Slavery wasn't slavery

...There's a man who I call DeSatan
From Florida to Sunshine State 
who said that slavery for Black folks in America 
was beneficial and great. 
they were taught skills on how to be 
better product...

Moonlight Lit on Pond at Night

...
The moon glows like a pearl on a dark pond.
Ripples fracture its reflection beyond.
Shadowy edges become a mysterious scene.
With its face becoming alive to gleam,
a demand that you read its li...

Afterglow

...A false heart loves in careless haste,
resulting in a sense of shame.
We then feel dirty and debased,
filled with self-loathing and self-blame,
leaving a rotten aftertaste.
Lovers should always ...

No More In Chain

...

The naïve life possessed by the power of desire, 
turns into an inanimate object, utterly inert. 
The buoyant being, unsuspecting and unblemished,  
if captured by the vicious clutch of cunnin...

THE GOLDEN RULE OF TEACHING

...
When I was a teacher I knew…from their parents my students were on loan
and I did my best to treat them as if they were children of my own.

At the beginning of every day…this mantra I repeated:...

NONSENSE

...
It is nonsense,
Because it does not make sense.
Not because there is no sense,
But because you are unversed
And cannot make sense of it.
Because it is esnesnon,
It is nonsense,
And above you...

Players

...The two stared at one another
both knew something that the other
didn’t; that was the game; the rules
by which they play, and played, the fools.

The putrid stench beneath their feet,
that thos...

Rainbow Kid

...I am a rainbow kid
I take pride in who I am
And embrace the crown as I am
These colors I embrace,
This rainbow, running through my blood stream.
They call it debased,
But, I call it redeemed.
...

Macabiloquent Mastery

...As I ascend the podium, a predator of piquant pontifications, my eyes ravage the assemblage of adversaries, their countenances a canvas of consternation and morbid fascination. The atmosphere is heav...

you'll be a man, tomorrow

...You’ll be a man tomorrow, child, yes,
If you respect animals and pristine nature,
If you don’t kill elephants for ivory,
If you don’t kill the whales for soap,

You’ll be a man if you can stop t...

My jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history month

...My jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history month

Which acknowledgement ought to be year round,
similar to altruistic, humanistic, and philanthropic
unconditional acceptance and ...

This Ship Tableau

...Once supremely placed,
This ship, now, lay razed;
It's pushed, pulled, storm-chased,
By weather, debased,
Rust, rot, and moss laced,
Stands, yet, greatness graced...!!!

Tableau - 1...

Alchemy of the Answers

...Alchemy of the Answers

Belief in the beauty of unrequited love blooming 
No relief as they replay the sounds of war looming 
A chief at the mane of the horse he is grooming 
A thief that refrai...

Red Moon Rises

...Why did the moon rise tonight all red faced?
Is it embarrassed by humans disgraced,
By their uncaring disregard and waste,
On the planet they have trashed and defaced?
Why do they come up here wi...

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